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YLD Committees
YLD Public Service Committees
CHILDREN'S ISSUES COMMITTEEThis committee focuses on the partnership between the YLD and the Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program and facilitates public service programs that benefit children and youth in Tennessee. |
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Katrina J. Atchley, Chair |
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Committee includes: Stacie Winkler, Executive Committee Liaison |
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DISASTER RELIEF COMMITTEEThis committee trains lawyers on how to provide legal assistance to those affected by natural disasters and takes on pro bono cases of its own. |
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P. Matt Potempa, Chair |
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Committee includes: Steven King, Executive Committee Liaison |
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MOCK TRIAL COMMITTEEThis committee oversees the state high school mock trial competition, in which teams of six to 12 students play the roles of attorneys and witnesses in a hypothetical trial. Teams compete first on a district level, with local winners advancing to the state competition in Nashville. The committee hosts the state competition and recruits volunteers to serve as coaches, jurors, scorers and bailiffs. |
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Troy S. Weston, Chair |
Candi Henry, Vice Chair |
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Committee includes: Sarah McKinney Coleman, Kristen Corn, Joshua Dougan, William P. Holloway, Tommy Santel and Marisa Lee Combs, Executive Committee Liaison |
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MOCK TRIAL LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEEThis committee reviews all aspects of the Tennessee High School Mock Trial Competition and makes recommendations for expanding and refining the program. |
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Candi Henry, Chair |
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Committee includes: Marisa Lee Combs, Executive Committee Liaison |
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEEThis committee organizes lawyers from across the state to mount a major volunteer effort in conjunction with the celebration of Law Day each May. The committee also organizes the annual Law Day Art and Essay contests, which allow school students to creatively depict the unique qualities of the American judicial system. |
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Ashley H. Holliday, Chair |
Elizabeth “Ellie” M. Hill, Vice Chair |
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Committee includes: All District Representatives; all Affiliate Representatives; David McDowell, Executive Committee Liaison |
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WILLS FOR HEROES COMMITTEEThis committee produces legal service projects across the state that provide basic estate planning to first responders, including police, sheriff's deputies and fire fighters. |
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Bradley M. Carter |
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Committee includes: Ashley Morris, East Tennessee Captain; Josh Dougan, West Tennessee Captain; all District Representatives; and all Affiliate Representatives; David Veile, Executive Committee Liaison |
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YLD Member Service Committees
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COMMITTEEThe TBA YLD annually produces a number of seminars designed for young lawyers. This committee is responsible for locating speakers and producing the programs. |
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W. Paul Whitt, Chair & East Tennessee Captain |
Mary Beth Haltom, Vice Chair Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop PC 424 Church Street, Suite 2500 Nashville, TN 37219 (615) 259-1366 Fax: (615) 259-1389 Email: mhaltom@lewisking.com |
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Committee includes: Will Helou, Middle Tennessee Captain; Paul Whitt, Executive Committee Liaison |
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DIVERSITY COMMITTEEThis committee is responsible for proposing and executing programs designed to increase racial, ethnic, geographic, demographic and practice area diversity within the leadership and membership of the TBA YLD. |
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Ahsaki E. Baptist, Chair |
Brian Winfrey, Vice Chair Nashville, TN |
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Committee includes: Ashley Holliday, Executive Committee Liaison |
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LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEEThis committee is responsible for developing and amending the division's Long Range Plan, which sets out the goals and objectives for the YLD for the next five years. The committee is chaired by the YLD Vice President. |
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David G. McDowell, Chair |
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| Committee includes: Mason W. Wilson, president; David H. Veile, president-elect; Jason Demastus, reporter (term expires June 30, 2012); West Tennessee Members: Steven King and Nathan Shelby (terms expire June 30, 2012); Middle Tennessee Members: Kristal H. Boone and Matt Potempa (terms expire June 30, 2013); and East Tennessee Members: Tasha Blakney and Paul Whitt (terms expire June 30, 2014);
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MEMBERSHIP & LAW SCHOOL OUTREACH COMMITTEEThis committee is charged with encouraging growth and participation in the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. The committee's objectives include recruiting eligible Tennessee young lawyers as TBA members and encouraging current members to participate in TBA YLD functions. The committee also seeks to foster and develop relationships between the YLD and law school students who are interested in practicing in Tennessee. |
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Nathan E. Shelby, Chair |
Joseph A. Fanduzz, Vice Chair |
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Committee includes: Mary Beth Haltom, Executive Committee Liaison |
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PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEETraditionally, this committee produced educational publications, including Basic Legal Resources, a guide to the law for social service agencies. The committee now focuses on internal communications products designed to keep the YLD membership informed of on-going projects and up-coming news. Regular publications include E-DICT, a monthly email newsletter, and the Tennessee Young Lawyer, a quarterly publication that includes practice and law review articles of interest to young lawyers. |
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Chris W. McCarty, Chair & Tennessee Young Lawyer Editor |
D. Adam Moore E-DICT Editor |
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Committee includes: Mason Wilson, Executive Committee Liaison |
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